The reason why Li Shang took the trouble to return to Nine Regions with Lu Ye was because of the agreement between them. Lu Ye gave her freedom, and she had to help Lu Ye's group of friends find a way out.
Back then, she had accidentally exposed her whereabouts and was captured by a Sunshine cultivator. In the end, she was sent to the Vientiane Chamber of Commerce to be auctioned. Lu Ye had spent a lot of money to snatch her from another bidder.
For Li Shang, Lu Ye even missed the Phoenix Sky Blue Crystal.
Of course, in hindsight, missing it was a good thing, because he got the Hui and didn't need the Phoenix Sky Blue Crystal at all.
When she first met Lu Ye, Li Shang was filled with vigilance. This was because no one knew better than the spiritas just how valuable they were to the cultivators of other races. Thus, for a long time, Li Shang didn't even bother to speak a single word to Lu Ye. No matter how sincere and sincere Lu Ye appeared to be, Li Shang felt that it was all just a trick of Lu Ye's. He was trying to win her trust so that she would willingly serve him.
It wasn't until Lu Ye was summoned by the Reincarnation Tree that Li Shang realized Lu Ye's terrifying potential. It was also from that time that Li Shang gradually changed her impression of Lu Ye.
Because those who could be chosen by the Reincarnation Tree and given a brand, there was no need to say anything about their temperament. It was basically impossible for them to be evil people.
Slowly getting in touch, slowly getting familiar with each other, and now, it could be said that they confided in each other.
After returning to this side of the world for a month, Lu Ye had disappeared without a trace. Now that he suddenly appeared today, Li Shang naturally knew his intentions.
As Lu Ye's voice fell, the void in front of him suddenly rippled, and then a portal appeared out of thin air.
Li Shang was surprised, because she didn't notice any signs of Lu Ye urging spiritual power or other actions. With her eyesight, she couldn't see how this portal opened.
How could she know that Nine Regions had its own secrets? Lu Ye only needed to greet Little Nine in advance, and under the operation of Little Nine, this portal could open whenever he wanted.
"Dao friend, please!" Lu Ye gestured with his hand.
Although Li Shang was puzzled, she didn't continue to investigate and stepped into the portal.
Lu Ye picked up Yaya from the side and followed him in.
The familiar Immortal Essence City immediately came into view. The place where Lu Ye and Li Shang appeared was the Soul Pool of the City Lord Mansion. At this moment, a middle-aged man stood quietly by the side, looking in their direction.
Lu Ye turned his head and bowed. "Senior!"
This middle-aged man was the mayor of Immortal Origin City, Zhang Zishan.
Zhang Zishan smiled and replied, "Yiye is here." Then he glanced at Yaya in Lu Ye's arms and revealed a puzzled look, wondering why Lu Ye had brought a child in.
Zhang Zishan's cultivation was only at the peak of the Divine Sea. With his eyesight, he naturally could not see through Yaya.
But when he looked at Li Shang, he couldn't help but reveal a surprised expression, because he felt that there was a strange aura on Li Shang's body, and this aura gave him an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
This feeling was obviously very abnormal.
"This is …"
"This is Fellow Daoist Li Shang!" Lu Ye introduced. "Senior, has Little Nine greeted you?"
Zhang Zishan said, "Little Jiu only said that you would bring a friend over, but he didn't mention the specifics."
Lu Ye understood and explained, "Senior, Fellow Daoist Li Shang isn't a human. She's a Soul …"
Just as he was speaking, the Soul Pool beside him suddenly surged. Then, a few Immortal Essence Guardians jumped out and rushed toward him while cursing.
Lu Ye was dumbfounded.
Zhang Zishan explained, "The secret realm of Immortal Essence City has opened, and now there is a group of little guys here to gain experience."
Lu Ye spread out his divine sense, and sure enough, he sensed that there were many Spirit Stream Realm cultivators scattered all over the city. Many of them were fighting fiercely with the Immortal Essence Defenders. There was also a battlefield where over a hundred Spirit Stream Realm cultivators were divided into two groups, attacking each other.
This reminded him of the scene when he first entered Immortal Essence City, which seemed to be not much different from the scene in front of him.
Now, although Nine Regions had been promoted to a large domain, the battle between Grand Heaven Alliance and Myriad Devil Ridge was still ongoing in the Spirit Stream Battlefield and the Cloud River Battlefield. Although there would inevitably be many casualties, the constellations of Nine Regions had come this way step by step. Everyone knew that flowers raised in a greenhouse would not grow up, so Nine Regions needed to fight and confront each other. If the world was truly harmonious, then the cultivators would also lose the opportunity to sharpen themselves.
Only the cultivators who grew up in a bloody storm had the ability to face greater risks in the outside world. Otherwise, even if they were successful in their cultivation, they would be weak outside of Nine Regions.
The true strength of the Immortal Essence Guardians was naturally not as simple as Spirit Stream Realm. They had Cloud River, True Lake, and even Divine Sea Realm. However, when the secret realm of Immortal Essence City opened, the Immortal Essence Guardians would only use the strength of Spirit Stream Realm, so they would inevitably be killed by the cultivators. However, the Immortal Essence Guardians were all immortal in Immortal Essence City. Even if they were killed, they would be resurrected from the Soul Pool. Those Immortal Essence Guardians who were cursing just now should have been killed.
Turning the Immortal Essence City into a secret realm, allowing the cultivators of Nine Regions to gain experience in it, was also a way for the Immortal Essence Guardians to maintain their sanity, because most of the time, they were sleeping in the Soul Pool. If they slept for too long, even with the nourishment of the Soul Pool, their sanity might have problems. Letting the cultivators enter this place to gain experience would increase the vitality of the Immortal Essence City, and the Immortal Essence Guardians could maintain their sanity for a longer time.
In the past, the Immortal Essence City would occasionally be invaded by the Insect Clan, but since the cultivators of Nine Regions captured the Insect Clan's secret realm, the Insect Clan had disappeared. Right now, the only way was to let the cultivators of Nine Regions come in to gain experience.
Lu Ye naturally looked down on this level of experience. Back then, she had risked her life to sharpen herself here, but now, looking at it again, it was just like children playing house.
Beside the Soul Pool, Zhang Zishan looked at Li Shang and asked, "May I ask fellow daoist, what kind of race is the Soul Clan?"
Li Shang smiled slightly and didn't explain. Instead, she slightly urged her own power. Visible to the naked eye, Li Shang's figure became illusory.
Zhang Zishan's expression became very shocked, because with the urging of Li Shang's power, he noticed that the nature of the existence of the woman in front of him was similar to himself and the Immortal Essence Guardians.
Li Shang then said, "Strictly speaking, you are also considered as the Soul Clan, but you are not born as the Soul Clan, but derived from the loss of your physical body. Fundamentally, you are slightly different from the real Soul Clan, but there is not much difference in nature."
Lu Ye's expression was slightly shaken. Although he had this conjecture, it was still difficult to be sure before Li Shang confirmed it. Now, with Li Shang's words, the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Then, he said, "Senior, I brought fellow daoist Li Shang here to ask her to find a way out for you. Now that the crisis of Nine Regions has been lifted, and the Insect Clan's secret realm has been cleared, the ancestors of the Immortal Essence City can't be trapped in this Soul Pool forever."
Zhang Zishan nodded. "You are very considerate."
The reason why the Immortal Essence City existed was mainly to guard a crack in the Insect Clan's secret realm. Now that the crisis of the Insect Clan's secret realm had been lifted, the significance of the Immortal Essence City's existence was greatly reduced. These Immortal Essence Guardians couldn't keep suppressing their strength and play house with the little guys of the Spirit Stream Realm.
The ancestors' sacrifice for justice couldn't be forgotten, and their contributions to Nine Regions shouldn't be ignored. However, how to save them had become a sore point for Lu Ye until he saw Li Shang at the auction.
Lu Ye turned to look at Li Shang again and bowed solemnly. "Fellow daoist, please point out a way out for the Immortal Essence City."
Li Shang pondered for a moment and looked at Zhang Zishan. "Can I go into the Soul Pool and take a look first?"
Zhang Zishan stretched out his hand. "Please!"
Li Shang flashed into the Soul Pool.
Ya Ya also ran to the edge of the Soul Pool and poked her head out to take a look, looking very curious. Then, she jumped down, but Lu Ye grabbed her by the collar in midair, making her dance for joy.
After waiting for a moment, Li Shang revealed himself from the Soul Pool and said, "It seems that you have been able to survive for so many years because of the nourishment of the Soul Cleansing Water in the Soul Pool and also because you have left your soul imprints in the Soul Pool. Therefore, as long as the Soul Pool doesn't dry up, you will be immortal!"
Zhang Zishan nodded. "Fellow daoist has good eyesight. That is indeed the case. When this realm suffered a disaster, we thought of many ways to find this way."
Li Shang looked sad. "Being immortal sounds good, but it may not be good. Moreover, all of this relies on the Soul Pool. If the Soul Pool dries up one day, all of you will die together with it. Moreover, because of the limitations of the Soul Pool, your cultivation can't grow, and you will forever be stuck at the moment when you were alive."
Lu Ye heard this and asked, "Is there a solution?"
Li Shang had seen so many things and said so much, so there should be some clues.
Li Shang said, "There is only one solution. Let me take them to the Soul Race's Ancestral Land. Only there can they be transformed into true Soul Race members and get rid of the shackles at hand."
The Soul Race's Ancestral Land was a mystery throughout the entire Starry Sky. It was impossible for ordinary people to find it, let alone enter it. The cultivators of Immortal Essence City could barely be regarded as Soul Race members, and because of the agreement with Lu Ye, Li Shang came up with this idea. Otherwise, she would never bring outsiders to the Soul Race's Ancestral Land.
Lu Ye bowed deeply. "Please help us, Fellow Daoist. No matter what price you have to pay, this realm is willing to accept it!"
Li Shang shook her head and said, "You saved me from the sea of bitterness, and I have no way to repay you. They are also my clansmen, so I should save them. Taking them to the Ancestral Land is not a problem, but there is a problem at hand."
Zhang Zishan's expression turned solemn. "Please speak, Fellow Daoist."
Li Shang said, "You left your soul imprints in the Soul Pool, so unless I take the entire Soul Pool away, there is no way to take you all away."
Lu Ye asked, "Can't the soul imprints be removed?"
Li Shang said, "It is not difficult to remove them, but after removing them, they will become rootless trees and water without a source. They will not be able to survive for long."
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